Locking contrivance.



D. L BoWEN. LOCKING CONTRIVANGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 1914.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

DANA T. BOWEN, or CLEviiLaND, OHIO.

LOCKING CONTRIVANCE.

Application filed April 24, 1914.

To all wlionfit ma? concern: I

Be it known t at I, DANA T. BOWEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented anew and useful Improvement in Locking Contrivances, of whichthe following is a specification, the principle of the linvention beingherein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applyingthatprinciple, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention in. locking contrivances is especially adapted for thecontrol levers of automobiles and more particularly for the single hand`lever such as is employed in Ford 7cars and which is designed andintended to e`ect when in its rearii'iost position a complete lockingAof the. machine. Accordingly my contrivance coperates to lock such leverin a fixed position and so preclude its unauthorized release to a foriward or unbraked position.

AV further object is the provision'of a simple, durable and economicalconstruction which is permanently attached which may be quickly operatedand readily swung aside when not required.

My inventive conception` is associated with means which are hereinafterexplained and variously combined in the -claims.

While the annexed drawing and particu lar description thereof, set forthin detail the preferred form embodying' my invention, it should beunderstood that the nieaiis only exemplifies one. of many diversifiedmechanical forms with which the principle of my invention may beproperly A applied.

Figure I is a top plan of the forward part of a Ford automobile. Fig. IIis a vertical longitudinal section thereof looking toward the left ofthe car. Fig. III iS an enlarged transverse section taken on lineIII-III of Fig. II and looking.r forwardly. Fig. IV is a section oiiline IY-IV of Fig'. II looking,downwardly. Fig. V is au end view ofcertain parts shown in Fig. III.

Only so much of the automobile as is essential to an understanding ofthe inaiiiicr in which my coiitrivance is to be. attached, will bereferred to. i-\ceordiiigl-v. the forward floor has been designated h vthe iiuiiici'al l. and it is provided along its left side with alongitudinally extendingY slot L, through which the single operatingrlever 3 projects upwardly for ready manipulation Specification ofLetters Patent.

ed, are so designed that Patented Dec. 29, 19154. seran No. 834,109.

by the driver of the car. The left Aside of Y the car body extendsupwardly trom the Hoor 1 and has been assigned'the referencel charactei`4. Ford automobiles for whichV my locking contrivaiice is especiallyadapt?.- when the leveri3 is pulled beyond neutral and toward i rearwardposition, the propulsion of the car is precluded not onlyv bydisconnection with the engine but by setting of the brakes. If,

therefore, an'attachment is* provided capable y of tiriiily maintainingthe lever 3' in'its rearG A ward position and a locking agency'further--more provided, any unauthorized operation of the car becomes impossible.

Secured tothe door 1 adjacent the right i side of the slot 2 andsomewhat forwar of the normal rearmost position of the iever 3, is asupport 5. 'This support 5 is secured to the floor in anysuitable'manner tovlie, if desired, partially `flush `therewithiis-Shown an upwardly projectingbearing 6 having longitudinallyextending horizontalV openf. ings. A bracket 7 is provided at one endwith a pair of forked extensionsf8,'each of iii Fig. III. The support 5is provided with i which is provided with lan opening adapted toregister with the opening in the bearing 6 and effect a hingedconnection.. through the medium of a pin 9. In this manner tIie bracket7 may be swung upwardly toward the side 4 as suggested by dottedlines-in Fig. III. bracket 7 is .provided with a looped eye -10 for apurpose to be presentlyvexplained.

Secured to the side 4 near the floor 1 is another support 11 which issimilarly provided with a 'bearing 12 having alongitudiiially extendinghorizontal opening. l'The arm 13 is also likewise provided at one endwith a pair of forked extremities 14, each provided with an opening andboth adapted The upper extremity of lthe' to register with the openingin the bearing 1'2 whereby the support 11 and arm 13 may be connected bya pin 15. In this manner the arm 13 is hinged to the bearing 12 wherebyit may be swung upwardly against the side l and held againstl the sameby a catch 16: or swung downwardly across the front of thc lever 3. Thefree extremity 0f the arm 13 is provided with a slot 17 adapted topermit the insertion therethrough of the eve 10. The length of the arm13 is moreover such that when the. bracket 7 is in its upright position`such intersection between the ariii 13 and bracket 7 may beaccomplished.' The actual locking-of the contrivance is thereaftereffected byfmeans of any suitable type of padlock 18.

While the operationof my contrivance is doubtless already manifest, itmay be stated that when the car is traveling both the bracket 7 and thearm 13 may be swung out of the way to lie'in suitablerecessesin the Hoorl and side 4 respectively. When the owner plans to alight and leave hiscar standingfor a considerable period of time, the lever 3 is ldrawn toits rearward position and the locking connection of the bracket 7 andvarm 13 brought about, whereby the release movement of the'lever 3 ispositively precluded.'v

My invention being sufcient` thoroughness, what I desire to secure byLetters Patent and therefore claim specifically, is:

1. A locking contrivance comprising the combination with a lever, asupport extending upwardly at one side of the path of movement of saidlever, a member projecting upwardly on the opposite side of said lever,a second member movably connected to said support and adapted to crossthe path 'of movement of said lever to meet the other member, and meansfor securing the extremity of said movable member to said projectingmember for the useful purpose specified. l I

2. A lpcking contriva'nce comprising the combination with a lever of apair of members independently hinged on opposite sides of the path ofmovement of said lever, said members being adapted to meet to obstructthe lever., and' means Ifor securing said members to each other.U

thus described i with Y lever and meet the other member, and means forfastening said members to each other.l

4. A locking contrivance comprising the combination with a lever, of apair of mem l bers movable respectively in the same plane as, andtransversely with Vrespectto, the plane of movement of said lever, oneof said members adapted'to obstructthe movement of the lever, and meansfor fastening the free extremities of other. Y

5. A locking contrivance comprising the combination with two supports:angularly disposed with reference to each other and a lever; of abracket hinged to one'such support, an arm hinged to the other of saidsupports, said arm adapted to extend across said members to each' thepath of movement of said lever and meet 7. A locking contri'vancecomprising thev combination of' a lever, apair of supports onopposite'sides of the path of movement thereof, each of said supportsbeing vpro- So I,

vided with a recess, Aa pair of members.

hinged to said supports `respectively 'and each adapted to occupy one ofsuch recesses,

one of said members being furthermore adapted to extend across the pathof move- Y .ment of said lever to meet the other, andl 3. A lockingcontrivance comprising the@ means foi-'securing thel extremities of thecombination with a lever and two supports angularly. disposed withreference to each other, and one such support with reference to the path of movement of said lever; a member secured to one of said supports,a second member movably secured to the other of said supports, saidsecond member adapted to cross the path of movement of said members toeachother.

Signed by me, this 22nd day of April, 1914.

Attested by .4

WILLIAM C. BRACKEN, MARY COLEMAN. p

Daim rr. BOWEN.

